Students Awarded at Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science

During the 96th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, which was held virtually on Saturday, April 10, 2021, four undergraduate students in the sciences were awarded funding for their proposed research. Each student will receive $750 to support their projects. These students will then present the results of their work during the next annual meeting in 2022. The students earning these research grants, with their respective faculty advisers, are listed below:

Sydney Heathcott '22 (advised by Dr. John Cigliano, professor of biology) "Trophic transfer of microplastics in a three-level food chain"

Giulia Romano '22 (advised by Dr. Lindsey A. Welch, associate professor of chemistry) "Chemiluminescent Detection of Benzodiazepines Catalyzed by Ionic Liquid Metal Complexes"

Talia Watson '22 (advised by Dr. Lindsey A. Welch, associate professor of chemistry) "Determination of Ideal Conditions for the Synthesis of Naphthoquinones by Catalytic Oxidation Reaction"

Allison Wheelan '22 (advised by Dr. John Cigliano, professor of biology) "The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Ocean Warming on the Embryonic Development of Hummingbird Bobtail Squid, Euprymna berryi".